Tuscan Chicken
Servings 4 servings
Calories 428kcal
Ingredients
- 4 6-8 oz boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 3 Tbsp all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp dried Italian seasoning divided use
- 1 tsp salt divided use
- 1 tsp black pepper divided use
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1-2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion finely diced
- 2 large cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 cup low sodium chicken stock
- 1 1/2 cup heavy cream or light cream
- 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1-2 Tbsp sun dried tomato pesto
- 1 7 oz jar sun dried tomatoes drained and roughly chopped
- 2 cups loosely packed baby spinach leaves
- cooked pasta for serving and fresh basil for garnishing
Instructions
- In a shallow bowl or plate mix together all purpose flour, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper and 1/2 tsp dried Italian seasoning. Coat chicken pieces on all sides pressing to adhere.
- Heat oil and butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
- Add the chicken breasts cooking for 4-5 minutes per side turning for even browning. Remove to a platter and keep warm.
- To the skillet add the onion. Cook over medium high heat until softened scraping any brown bits from the bottom of the skillet. Add garlic and red pepper flakes, cooking for 1 minute longer.
- To the pan add chicken stock, heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, sun dried tomato pesto, reserved salt, pepper and dried Italian seasoning. Whisk to combine then simmer over medium heat for 2 minutes allowing to gently bubble.
- Add sun dried tomatoes and chicken to the skillet. Simmer in the sauce over medium heat for 3-5 minutes or just until chicken is heated through and the juices run clear.
- Add spinach gently mixing through the sauce just until wilted. Remove from the heat.
- Serve immediately with your favorite cooked pasta drizzled with the sauce and garnished with fresh basil.
Notes
You can adjust the color of the sauce by using more or less sun dried tomato pesto to your taste.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 428kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 860mg | Potassium: 223mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1235IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 166mg | Iron: 1mg